Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] [adj] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On reflection , however , he became increasingly puzzled by the mysterious young lady . |
| 2 | To Merrill , he became more human by the minute as her imagination pictured Luke , the boy , then Luke in his early twenties trying to harness his self-confessed high-flown ideas to the practicalities of his craft . |
| 3 | Onstage , he adopts a JJ Burnel bass machine hunch ; offstage , he looks constantly bewildered by the whole thing . |
| 4 | Onstage , he adopts a JJ Burnel bass machine hunch ; offstage , he looks constantly bewildered by the whole thing . |
| 5 | After the changeover he soon and predictably became critical of Chamberlain , but before it took place he seemed wholly unattracted by the game of balancing one possible successor against another . |
| 6 | He seemed most excited by the project the centre has already launched in Senegal , where they have implemented LOGO in Wolof , the country 's language . |
| 7 | He seemed mildly surprised by the question . |
| 8 | Although Reagan 's knowledge of foreign affairs was non-existent , to the point where if he was not prompted he often had no idea which country he was talking about , he needed little convincing by the American intelligence agencies that now was the time for America to start waging a secret war against its enemies . |
| 9 | He seems very amused by the subterfuge . |
| 10 | He looked mildly surprised by the question . |
| 11 | Although in command of the Philippine Constabulary during the martial law years of the Marcos regime , he remained largely untainted by the corruption and nepotism which was characteristic of that period . |